Who gives a fig -- one person does because after 32 years a horticulturalist in the NT has come up with a way of consistently growing figs in the Top End -- and if you are planning to get on board a ship of the desert, then make sure the saddle is right. ...

Over the years remote stores in Aboriginal communities have gained a reputation for high prices and fatty foods. But recently there has been a sustained campaign to turn this around and pack the shelves with nutritional, value for money food....

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Whether it's shunning all grains and dairy on a paleo diet, or bingeing on fruit juice to cure your cancer, "fad diets" push some misleading ideas about healthy eating. But knowing some red flags that are common signs of dodgy diets can help you avoid getting sucked in. ...

An award winning New Zealand chef is in American Samoa at the moment, helping with the territory's school lunches program. It's hoped to follow the lead set by celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, who tackled unhealthy food being served to British schoolchildren. Mr Oliver's campaign forced a change of ...

A quarter of the nation's teenagers are overweight or obese, and spending too much time in front of electronic devices. The updated National Secondary Students' Diet and Activity Survey says unless parents, schools and policy makers intervene, this extra weight as teens, could mean chronic ...